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imapcopy - IMAP backup, copy and migration tool
On 03/29/2011 08:04 PM, Jim Lawson wrote:
> Does the proprietary solution allow IMAP access? If so, I would use
> imapsync.
>>http://www.linux-france.org/prj/imapsync/>> Jim
>> On 3/29/11 18:26 , Alexandre Chapellon wrote:
>> Hello,
>>>> I am trying to setup a migration scenario from an proprietary solution
>> to dovecot IMAP/POP3.
>> Whereas am only at the strating point, things appear quite complicated
>> because of the following reasons:
>>>> - The proprietary solution uses special/own/proprietary mailbox format
>> (wich is more like maildir but is not maildir)
>> - I don't have direct access to the filesystem where the mails are
>> stored. The best I could do would be a snapshots of the filesystem
>> - I have about 1,5TB of mail data.
>> - Having users to be forced to empty their mailbox before migration or
>> re-download their whole mailbox after migration would be something hard
>> for me to present as a correct option.
>>>> Am looking for advices that would avoid me loosing time searching in bad
>> directions. Or even point me to a miraculous tool thatdoes all magic
>> while i have a beer :)
>>>> Best regards.
>>